What do you get if you combine an Arduino, knitting, a fair amount of DIY chutzpah, and a genetic and/or epigenetic predisposition towards falling asleep while watching TV? Netflix socks, of course.

A few months ago, some enterprising types at Netflix created The Switch—essentially a single button to dim the lights, silence your mobile phone, order takeaway, and start streaming your favourite show or film. Netflix shared the schematics and parts list for The Switch so that you could make your own.

A 31-year-old Nigerian woman, Kenya Alozie, has been jailed by a Woolwich Crown Court in the United Kingdom, for allegedly burning her lover's genitals and legs with a hot iron during their sex session, as well as attacking the man with a broken bottle, reports The Standard.

Alozie, was found guilty of the pre-planned attack which took place on May 15, 2015, at a house in Plumstead, south-east London, while she was having sex with the 30-year-old man.

Tsepo Majola, 22 reportedly killed his 2 children Boitumelo, 2 and Tebogo, 5 by slitting their throats, stabbed his wife, then committed suicide in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni, South Africa on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Tsepo's body was found at the back of a house in Tembisa on Thursday December 17, 2015 by one of his relatives.

Reports say, Tembisa police department are investigating a case of double murder, attempted murder and suspected suicide. Tsepo's brother, Lucas narrated the ordeal to Tsepo Police department and further said that the family do not understand why he did such a thing.

News reports have revealed that a front-line Women's right advocate and executive director of Women's Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON), Mrs. Olabisi Olateru-Olagbegi, has reportedly died at the age of 63.

According to sources related to the family, Mrs Olateru-Olagbegi had died after a prolonged battle with cancer.

Handsome Nollywood star IK Ogbonna, is not a new face in the
movie industry. The actor in a chat with the Punch newspaper while on a
movie set in Port Harcourt the Rivers state capital has revealed that
every tattoo on his body has a meaning.IK stated; “Every
tattoo on my body has a mean­ing. There is one which means a ‘star was
born.’ I believe I was born to be a star. I did not have a great voice
but I knew I was going to be a star. I had this many years be­fore I
started acting. An­other is the face of Jesus, he means everything to
me.

Popular Ghanaian actor, Adjetey Annan, better known as ‘Pusher’ has revealed that he will no longer kiss in movies anymore.Imagine
how interesting is this hope can be in a movie industry that parades
most of the finest actresses and lovely damsels a man will always wish
to have as a close friend or wife material.

One Mr Ebele has allegedly been charged with stealing 6 cartoons of Indomie noodles valued at N7,800. He reportedly stole the noodles from the complainant's shop while she was trying to find 'change' for the accused.

Prosecutor, Inspector Innocent Uko told the court on December 10, 2015 that teh accused stole six cartoons of noodles from one Margaret Adaha's shop which is situated at the Agents complex, Seme Border.

A list of 2600 unclaimed dormant bank accounts was made public yesterday Wednesday, December 16, by Swiss Bankers Association which contains over 2,600 accounts and 80 safe deposit boxes.

The total holding in these accounts is estimated at about 44 million Swiss franc ($44.6 million). The online list reveals that Swiss banks currently have around CHF44 million ($44.6 million) of unclaimed assets held in their vaults. In addition, some 80 safe-deposit boxes containing unknown sums of valuables have been listed as dormant.

A dismissed Inspector of Police, Afoke Adetolani, 58, who paraded himself as a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), has been apprehended by operatives attached to the X-Squad team of the Lagos State Police Command.

It was gathered that Adetolani who was serving with the Traffic Division of the Force for extortion, somehow procured the uniforms of a more senior officer and has been using same to intimidate and extort money from unsuspecting members of the public until the long arm of the law caught up with him on November, 25, 2015.

A woman who claims to have been repeatedly assaulted by a foreign national working for the United Nations has written to the world body demanding justice.

Speaking from a hospital bed at the Nairobi Women’s Hospital in Hurlingham, 26-year-old Ruth Gakii called for the world body to “come out and condemn” the violence she alleges was meted out by her Papua New Guinea partner and father of her three-year-old son.

A man she claims works as a legal officer for the United Nations. “That’s why you can’t sit down and reason with him. He just likes to sue everybody.”

There has been a report that some suspected loyal thugs of
the impeached speaker , Momoh Jimoh attacked the speaker of the Kogi
State House of Assembly, Godwin Osiyi, and three other principal
officers of the House on Wednesday.The thugs were said to have stormed the Riverton Hotel, Lokoja, where the Osiyi group were having their meeting.

A police officer who was wrongly dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force
is set to receive over 21 years salaries and promotion in one full
swept following the decision of the Nigerian Senate today. This follows a petition presented by Senator Solomon Adeola (Lagos West)
on behalf of one of his constituents, Sgt. Amos Olaniyan on October 6,
2015, the Senate ordered the reinstatement, promotion and payment of all
dues to Sgt Olaniyan who was verbally suspended from the Nigerian
Police Force 21 years ago.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the denial by President Muhammadu Buhari on the alleged benefiting from funds relating to the arms deal scandal, and the consequent controversy trailing it underscores the need for a more neutral and transparent body like an independent National Truth Commission to examine all issues relating to handling of security votes and campaign funding without interferences from the government.

Azealia Banks was reportedly arrested for allegedly assaulting a female security guard on Wednesday (Dec. 16) night. E! News confirmed the news with The New York Police Department, who told the website that the Harlem-born artist was escorted out of club Up&Down in the Meatpacking District "when she became verbally abusive and began to push the victim and bit victim on the breast causing swelling and redness."

Eyewitnesses tell E! that Banks became agitated after security didn't recognize her when she went down to a enter a private party in the club, which led to an altercation. At one point Azealia allegedly bit the female bouncer on the breast while being led out of the club.

A 55-year-old man, Elder Moses Ajuwa, has told a divorce court that his wife's body odour has made it impossible for him to continue sleeping with her and wanted the court to dissolve his three-year-old marriage to his 30-year-old wife, Hauwa, on that account.

Apart from the smelly body odour, Elder Ajuwa also told the Grade A Customary Court sitting in Lagos State that his wife is also lazy and has failed to fulfil her obligations as a married woman and a disgrace to womanhood.

There was a shock assassination attempt on the life of popular Nollywood actor Harry B Anywanwu. Sources close to Anywanwu also confirmed the ugly development said, the actor was on his way back from a movie location last Friday (December 11, 2015) when he met a blockade mounted by suspected Cultists who were jubilating in pretence just to accomplish their evil plot.

In Lagos, the police have arrested a car dealer, Alhaji Amao Abdulhakeem, for allegedly obtaining items worth N4.6 million allegedly.

Abdulhakeem
obtained four fairly-used Toyota Camry cars from one Emeka Ejike and
failed to pay him. He also obtained 34 tyres and 12 car batteries from
Ejike, whose shop is located in the Lekki area of Lagos. All the items
were valued at N4.6m, while the transaction took place in November,
2014.

The Senator
representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Senator Solomon
Adeola has commended the Lagos State Governor, Mr.
Akinwunmi Ambode for the huge investment in provision of security
in Lagos state as only a secure environment is conducive to
economic and social development.

Reacting to the
recently commissioned Police helicopters, patrol boats, vehicles
and other security gadgets by the governor of the state, Senator
Adeola stated that the status of Lagos State as a mega city makes
it imperative that its security must receive special attention
from all tiers of government stressing that there is need for the
Federal Government to further compliment the efforts of Ambode in
provision of security in view of the status of the state as the
former federal capital and the economic nerve centre of
the nation.